Anime

How Anime has Changed Me

Hey everyone, it's NSM and welcome to another blog! Sorry for not blogging too often recently, I've just been not in the mood to but ignore that. :P

This blog's going to be about me because I'M a conceited little emo. Just kidding, but not really. I'm going to be mostly listing a few things that have changed about me or things I've started doing since first watching anime. So enjoy, I guess!

None of the pictures/gifs/videos in this blog are mine, so all credits to the original creators.

-> Some Background Information <-

I've KNOWN about anime for majority of my life, even started watching the Pokémon anime as a small child. But overall, I actually used to think it was dumb. I completely stereotyped all anime and truly believed it was all like, say Sailor Moon (sorry to any Sailor Moon fans), where everything's all sparkles and magical transformations, or always schoolgirls with squeaky voices. So yeah, I used to REALLY not think of anime as a good thing. I still feel that way about some animes, but obviously now I know what I used to think isn't true.

My friends tried to got me to watch a few episodes of SAO (Sword Art Online) which kind of made me realize that not all anime was the same, but I also thought, "Is anime always this bad?" I didn't like SAO at all, and I was further away from wanting to watch anime than I was before. Yandere.shiro got me to watch a few episodes of RWBY which I kind of liked, but not fully. By then, I was really skeptical of anime, and thought it was overhyped.

Overall, I wasn't the kind of person to feel inclined to try new things or be interested in what others are interested in, so at that point, I don't know how he did it, but my older brother convinced me to watch Death Note. I felt like I was being reborn, it was amazing, and I finally understood what everyone was talking about. From there, I watched more and more anime, which I'm super glad for. Click here to have a look at what anime I watch. But yeah, now I guess I can go on with the rest of the blog. Feel free to comment if you noticed any of these changes with you too!

->Listening to and Learning the Openings and Endings<-

From the second I started watching Death Note, the first thing that piqued my interest was the opening theme song, not only because it was the literal first thing I saw when I began watching, but also because it was amazing. I learned the song, then began learning Attack on Titan's theme, then Madoka Magica's then Diabolik Lovers', and so on. I even downloaded all of my favourite ones and even some of the rest of the OST (I literally had to make a separate folder for Diabolik Lovers). Mimi (yandere.shiro) and I literally belt out our favourite songs during school at any given time, and it's so much fun. There's something about learning the lyrics to a song in a different language that feels great. You feel so accomplished and happy to be singing a song you love. You also feel unique because the song you just learnt is one that not many people know about. I'm not an AMAZING singer but I do enjoy learning and singing the songs, and I listen to them all the time, no matter what I'm doing. They've literally taken over (that's something I'll end up saying a lot in this blog).

-> Weeaboo vs Otaku <-

Before watching anime, those terms meant nothing to me. I knew they were related to anime, and that some people used them (mostly weeaboo) as an insult. I didn't fully understand why, but also couldn't care less because it was irrelevant and insignificant to me. However, once I started watching anime more and more, I understood.

For those who still don't know the difference, that's perfectly fine. Allow me to explain. A weeaboo is someone who is completely obsessed with Japanese culture. So much so that they want and try so hard to be/act Japanese. For example, incorporated Japanese into their everyday conversations, acting like an anime girl/boy all the time. Just really over the top. An otaku, however, is someone who likes anime, manga, anime games, in a really... friendly way. Like, otakus are huge all things anime related fans, but we're also super chill. So I made sure to know the difference right away.

Now let me tell you a story that got me kind of ticked off. One day, I was singing The World (Death Note's first OP ;3) at school and a boy in my class heard. He asked what language it was and I hesitantly told him it was in Japanese, and that it was an anime opening. He then proceeded to call me a weeb. Now, no hate against weeaboos, but I know I'm not one. Like, if you're gonna call someone names, you should at least know something about the name you're using, and something about the person you're talking to, because my name and "weeaboo" don't belong in the same sentence. I even surprised myself somewhat at how triggered I got. Now it bothers me so much if someone calls me a weeaboo, and even more so if they're using it as an insult. It's kind of crazy to think that never meant anything to me before.

-> Anime on Crack Compilations <-

THESE HAVE TAKEN OVER MY LIFE. Okay, let me slow down. You know how there are videos floating around about certain shows "on crack"? Yeah, I never watched those, but now I literally CAN'T STOP. They're so stupid, it's hilarious! I refer to the vines used in them so often, and I can't stop watching and rewatching them. While I'm on this topic, I should also mention that hilarious edits of my favourite animes and other funny anime videos have almost become an addiction. Below I'll link a few of my favourite examples of what I'm talking about because of how crazy and last minute this paragraph is (this is what I get for writing at 4:00am).

Attack on Titan on CRACK

Re:Zero IN 8 MINUTES

Death Note BANNED Alternate Ending 2015 UNCENSORED デスノート

-> Drawing <-

I used to trace and then colour in drawing of cartoon and video game characters because I have no artistic talent whatsoever, but in anime, I ended up loving certain characters so much that I literally wanted my own copy of them. Obviously not everyone has the money for figurines, so I decided to try drawing without tracing. Since watching anime, my drawings have improved a lot, since I could barely draw a stick figure. Here's an example of one of (in my opinion) best drawings so far. It's a drawing of L Lawliet that I did a few months back. I also have a trashy Wiki Entry with all my drawings in it. So check that out of you want! ^^

->Trying New Things... but Mostly Anime<-

Okay, so I know this may sound kind of sappy, but bear with me. Everytime I watch a new anime, I become more comfortable with watching what others reccomend and/or talk about. I feel more chill about doing it, while before it was this huge deal for some reason. Honestly, for the life of me I don't really know what I was afraid of or nervous about. I can't say that this applies to food or sports because I dislike both of those things (don't kill me) but I guess you would kind of have to be in my shoes to really understand where I'm coming from, but I'm still proud of myself for exploring what kinds of genres I like, what I don't like, that kind of thing. It helps me when I'm picking out a movie to watch or a book to read, and it actually puts me at peace a little bit.

-> Inspiration <-

There are a couple ways anime has inspired me. One way is since I'm someone who loves writing, I sometimes (like right now) experience writer's block, and it sucks. But my go to is always anime. It helps me come up with ideas for concepts or characters, and it happens to help me a lot. Another way is just how anime characters sometimes inspire me. Whether it's someone who proves you can do anything you put your mind to, or shows you how important diligence is, or even something small, like compassion goes a long way. It all just fills me with determination and it's pretty cool. And after all, it technically WAS anime that inspired me to write this blog.

-> Ships <-

This shouldn't really be an entry because I didn't plan it at all and it'll probably be super short, but the ships in anime are just too good!! I'm not a fujoshi or anything, and it's hard to make me really fangirl (unless you buy me anime merch or sing me Gin no Bara from Diabolik Lovers [preferably Laito or Shu singing]) but I honestly do love them a lot. Before watching anime, again, they were something I didn't really care for, but now I get it, and I love that I get it. There's just one thing (more like 3). I'm not against yaoi or anything, in fact I'm pretty chill with it, like it's great, but there's just 3 yaoi ships that kinda really make me uncomfortable. Genos and Saitama, L and Light, and hecking Eren and Levi. Ship 'em if you want, nobody come for me, it's just an opinion.

Anyway, I'm not fully sure how this blog became a ship debate, but thanks to everyone who stuck around until now! You people are fabulous and great, and I'll see you all next time!

~ NSM

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The only thing anime has done for me is make me have urges for girls who aren’t real, there’s also the fact there are female guys who look like girls in the anime world that make me question my sexuality.

And also Make me want to have an IRL GF with the same quality that an anime girl has but will never happen because girls in real life are icky.

Angel beats caused me to become a money hoarder (the leader's background story, at first I always saved money for the possibility of that happening to me then... well at least I know how to save -._-.)